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Research type: |
Primary Research (e.g. trial) |
Title (lead author) etc: |
Randomised preference trial of medical versus surgical termination of pregnancy less than 14 weeks' gestation (TOPS) (Robson) 148 pages, Volume 13, number 53 |
DOI |
10.3310/hta13530 |
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Headline: |
Study found that medical termination of pregnancy was associated with more negative experiences of care and lower acceptability, and was less costly but also less effective than surgical termination of pregnancy, although the majority of women choosing the medical procedure found it acceptable |
This report should be referenced as follows: |
Robson S C, Kelly T, Howel D, Deverill M, Hewison J, Lie M L S, et al. Randomised preference trial of medical versus surgical termination of pregnancy less than 14 weeks' gestation (TOPS). Health Technol Assess 2009;13(53). |
Project ref: |
03/11/02 |
Original project title: |
A randomised preference trial of medical versus surgical termination of pregnancies less than 14 weeks' gestation (TOPS) |
Chief Investigator: |
Professor Steve C Robson, Professor, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University |
Start Date: |
May 2005 |
Date of publication in HTA journal series |
November 2009 |
Cost: |
£584,955 |
MeSH* index primary terms: |
ABORTION-INDUCED Q-methods; ABORTION-INDUCED Q-economics; ABORTIFACIENT-AGENTS Q-economics; PATIENT-SATISFACTION; CHOICE-BEHAVIOR (* = Medical Subject Headings) |
MeSH* index secondary terms: |
HUMANS; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; COST-BENEFIT-ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE-STUDY; RANDOMIZED-CONTROLLED-TRIAL; CLINICAL-TRIAL (* = Medical Subject Headings) |
ISRCTN* number: | ISRCTN 07823656 (*International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number) URL of this project on the Controlled Trials Website: http://www.controlled-trials.com/ISRCTN07823656 |
NRR* number, if applicable: |
N0484156264 (*National Research Register) The National Research Register was a public database of ongoing and recently completed research projects funded by, or of interest to, the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS). It is now an archive of projects from early 2000 to September 2007. Search the NRR archive. |
Project Protocol: |
Project protocol (pdf format, 386 kbytes) |
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101 (Figures relate to the previous calendar month) |
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http://www.hta.ac.uk/1441 |
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